Recent Progress In Medicinal Plants (Chemistry And Medicinal Value)

by V. K. SINGH, J.N. Govil

Overview

Medicinal plants contain a large amount of biologically active substances applied both in traditional medicine and as inexhaustible sources of substances for various pharmaceutical industries. In the present volume, numerous molecules of biologically active substances in photochemical screening have come out of herbal drug experimental base in Tainan thus globiferus, Catharanthus roses, Foeniculum vulgar, Terminally Billerica, Oleo euro pea, Vigna unguiculata, Jatropha curcus, Solano unigram, Morinda morindoides, Nigella sativa, Zingier officinal, Ginkgo-balboa etc. Structurally related compounds of phloroglucinols, phenoxazines, antioxidants and adaptive plants associated with several enzymes and hemoglobin have been reviewed. Besides, role of natural polysaccharides in treatment and control of diabetes has been elaborated as polysaccharides have also been shown to improve the sensitivity of peripheral cells to circulating insulin. Traditional preparations from Chinese herbs, Congo herbs, Czech Republic herbs, etc are important for pharmacological research and drug development, not only when plant constituents are used directly as the rape tic agents, but also as starting materials for the synthesis of drugs or as models for pharmacologically active compounds.

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ISBN-13:	9781626993181
Publisher:	Arts & Science Academic Publishing
Publication date:	06/30/2009
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Pages:	426
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About the Author

r . V.K. Singh (B. 1948): Presently, Assistant Director (Botany) at Head quarter Office of the CCRUM, is responsible for execution of projects on ethnobotanical surveys, medicinal plants cultivation,development of Herbal gardens, and pharmacognostic studies of crude drugs. Dr. Singh received his Ph.D.in pl ant taxonomy (1971) . He has been a plant explorer, ethnobotanist and conservationist and has taken a series of medicinal plants collection trips in different tribal areas, particularly in North India, for over 27 years (1971-1997). Based on his studies, he has to his credit over 85 research papers published in various scientific journals in India and abroad, 26 books dealing with medicinal plants and folk medicine6s of India including edited volumes. Of recent, Dr. Singh has been conferred CCRUM Award (2005) and received first prize from Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India, for his outstanding research contributions in the area of Survey and Cultivation of Medicinal Plants including development of Herb Gardens. Earlier, Dr. Singh was adjudjed for "Award for Medical Research (1972)" from erstwhile Central Council for Research in Indian Medicine and Homeopathy (CCRIMH) for his contribution to the botanical identity of controversial Ayurvedic drugs. Nominated as Referee forvarious scientific journals on medicinal plants, and also on the panel of experts committee on WHO studies on indigenous drugs in India. Recently, Dr. Singh was nominated by department of AYUSH, Govt. of India to participate and present his paper in an international symposiumon medicinal and nutraceutical plants held at Georgia, USA, during March 2007. Between 2001-2002, Dr. V.K. Singh served in the National Medicinal Plants Board, Government of India, New Delhi and was actively associated in the policy formulations and guidelines for promotion & development of medicinal plants sector in the country. He contributed in a book on agrotechniques of medicinal plants entitled " Cultivation Practices of Some Commercially Important Medicinal Plants". During 2002-2007, Dr. Singh headed a Project "Awareness, Training and Cultivation of Medicinal Plants in Western U.P. " Dr. V.K. Singh happens to be the pioneer in giving the concept of medicinal plants cultivation and marketing among the farmers of Western U.P. districts in India.



r. J.N. Govil (B. 1945): Obtained his Masters and Doctorate degrees from Agra Universit y, Agra ,India . In his career span of 41 years research experience at the Indian Agricultural Research Institure, New Delhi, Dr. Govil has been involved in the breeding the cross-pollinated , often cross-pollinated, and self-pollinated crops. His research is mainly focussed on breeding for better quality, disease resistance, and for higher productivity in Pennisetum, Sorghum,maize, chickpea, and pigeonpea. Dr. Govil has been well exposed to the international scientific community through various training programmes. He took his training in "Plant exploration and collection techinques" through IBPGR in 1982. He was also awarded the prestigious FAO/IBPGR Fellowship in "Genetic resources, evaluation, and data preparation and management" at the University of Birmingham, UK.In 1983, he made visits to gene banks located in Europe. He also participated in various international seminars and conferences, including "Food and Legume improvements for Asian Farming Systems" in Thailand in 1986. Dr. Govil is credited with more than eighty research papers in various journals of national and international repute in various aspects of genetics, crop breeding, and topics on general agriculture. He has written and edited a number of books on medicinal Plants (2 Vols each of two Titles) and other books with international authors. A new series " Recent Progress in Medicinal Plants" has been published by Studium Press, LLC, USA in 25 volumes under Dr. Govil's Chief Editorship. Dr. Govil has been Editor-in-Chief of the Journals, New Botanist (An International Journal of Plant Research) and Glimpses in Plant Research, since 1988. He has alsoguided more than a dozen post-graduate students. Dr. J.N. Govil wasactively engaged through his leadership on pigeonpea breeding with special emphasis on "Breeding short duration pigeonpea varieties for improved management and low input conditions." Through his intensive efforts over the last 20 years, nine varieties of earl y pigeon pea in arhar-wheat rotation have been released at national level. Currently,Dr. Govil has retired from ICAR and has joined as Publishing Director and Managing Editor with Studium Press LLC, USA .